Considered by the World Health Organization to be the most widely-used health care manual in the world, this classic title is for health workers, clinicians, health educators, midwives, community leaders, and others involved in primary health care delivery and health promotion around the world.
This accessible, richly illustrated, and practical guide covers a wide range of health issues from common illnesses to nutrition, the health of children to health and care of the elderly, and from family planning and childbirth to serious illnesses like tuberculosis.
Throughout there is an emphasis on addressing the underlying causes of poor health and a focus on cleanliness, healthy diet, vaccinations, and an appropriate, cautious use of medication, including an examination of helpful and harmful home remedies. Where There Is No Doctor equips readers to protect and care for their own health and that of their families and their communitie.
Preppers, in a grid down situation, would likely still have the knowledge and resources to practice things like proper sanitation. Most people in the developed world have had immunizations as children. Still, this book covers other aspects of medical care that preppers could find useful when social systems collapse and the medical care we are accustomed to evaporates.
You may have read our other posts like whether you should become an EMT , disaster life support training , or covering gear like the individual trauma IFAK kit. Many preppers put this type of training as a lower priority, whether intentionally or as unintentionally.
I understand why. Medical training is not easy, and for many, it is an intimidating subject. The same as you do not have to be a bushcraft prepper to take basic preparations for outdoor survival, or an expert marksman in order to protect your home, you do not need to be a doctor to have basic first aid know-how. Well-rounded preppers should fold medical knowledge, equipment, and resources into their overall preparations. This includes book, in particular, grid-down paperback books.
I have paperback book over digital books. Preppers, in a grid down situation, would likely still have the knowledge and resources to practice things like proper sanitation. Most people in the developed world have had immunizations as children. Still, this book covers other aspects of medical care that preppers could find useful when social systems collapse and the medical care we are accustomed to evaporates. You may have read our other posts like whether you should become an EMT, disaster life support training, or covering gear like the individual trauma IFAK kit.
Many preppers put this type of training as a lower priority, whether intentionally or as unintentionally. I understand why. Medical training is not easy, and for many, it is an intimidating subject. The same as you do not have to be a bushcraft prepper to take basic preparations for outdoor survival, or an expert marksman in order to protect your home, you do not need to be a doctor to have basic first aid know-how.
Well-rounded preppers should fold medical knowledge, equipment, and resources into their overall preparations. This includes book, in particular, grid-down paperback books. I have paperback book over digital books. The reason beyond they are easier on my eyes and more enjoyable to read is obvious — if the grid goes down — you still have your book readily available. You are not reliant on power, batteries, or electronics to access the important survival information you have stocked for reference during this time.
Having an inventory of prepper books allows you to rest a bit easier knowing that if you did need to reference it, you have a copy no matter what. While Where There Is No Doctor is available as a download below , I would suggest you buy a paperback version instead of, or in addition to, the pdf copy.
You will wish you had if power is out and you or a family member now has gangrene… a sample page from the book:. Hesperian Health Guides has been kind enough to remove copyright restrictions on the digital distribution of this version of the book.
And it went along on several other trips and was one of the first things I packed to move aboard Que Tal. The best description of the book comes straight from the introduction:. This handbook has been written primarily for those who live far from medical centers, in places where there is no doctor.
But because doctors or health workers are not always nearby, the book also suggests what to do in the meantime — even for very serious problems. Emphasis in original. Having a copy of this on your laptop, tablet or smartphone means that you always have the information you need.
And unlike so many other books, it actually tells you when you need prescription medicines and the proper doses. No, not as a substitute for seeing a doctor but for those times when it could be a day or more to even reach a doctor. We used this information several times. Just to let you know,,,the book is not free…. Hmm, I downloaded the whole book just a few days ago and it was free.
Just checked and I can download all the chapters individually for free or all at once if I pay. I have downloaded the whole book — and Where There is No Dentist — for free.
I am inclined to state that these are two titles which should be aboard in Dead Tree TM format along with your other reference materials.
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